In the one-off Test match at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, the Indian women’s team defeated England by a margin of 347 runs.
The Indian women’s cricket team defeated England in the one-off Test at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Saturday by a massive 347 runs, the largest margin in women’s Test history. Deepti Sharma was the main beneficiary of the match, with nine wickets. The previous record was the 309-run victory Sri Lanka had over Pakistan in Colombo in 1998. After defeating them twice on the road in 2014, it was also India’s first Test victory against England at home in 15 years. This gives them a significant advantage going into the one-off Test against Australia that begins here next week.
Deepti wrecked the England lineup with an incredible 5.3-4-7-5 performance, enabling the hosts to build a commanding 292-run lead after he patiently scored a century off 113 balls in India’s first-innings total of 428. Following her brilliant performance with the bat and the ball in the first inning, Deepti again confounded the England hitters, finishing with numbers of 4/32 in the second. She came very close to following the great Jhulan Goswami as the second Indian female cricket player to take ten wickets in a match.
“I was just warming up and waiting to bowl. The wicket helped, and I supported myself.” Bowl in your areas, as Harry di (Harmanpreet) was suggesting, and the turn will work in your favor. Following the game, she stated, “We want to carry this into the next Test.”
On Day 3 of the Test match, a poor England team was bowled out for 131 in 27.3 overs. In the first session of the third day, India claimed all ten wickets from England. Only 63 overs were bowled by the Heather Knight-led team during the entire game. In just 35.3 overs, they were dismissed for 136 in the first inning.
England got off to a better start in the second inning than they did in the first, with openers Tammy Beaumont and Sophia Dunkley looking strong in front of Renuka Singh and Sneh Rana. But Renuka broke the tie with a delivery that pitched on off and straightened slightly, sending Beaumont’s off stump hurtling through the air.
Next, with a double strike in her opening over, Pooja Vastrakar stole the show. After trapping Dunkley at the gully, she left Nat Sciver-Brunt dumbfounded with a gorgeous in-swinger. Her off stump was a golden duck for the half-centurion of the opening inning.
England captain Knight and Danny Wyatt had a brief alliance until Vastrakar delivered another powerful delivery that sent the former packing. The ball was pitched slightly outside the off stump and deflected enough to catch Knight’s bat’s outer edge.
After that, it was all about Deepti. To put pressure on England, the off-spinner linked up with Rajeshwari Gayakwad, a left-arm spinner.
After hitting twelve, Wyatt edged a delivery to first slip for Deepti’s first wicket of the innings, adding to England’s misery.
Deepti then had Amy Jones (5) caught at short midwicket, and in her seventh over, the 26-year-old hit the timber twice to dismiss Kate Cross (16) and Lauren Filer (0).
Rajeshwari Gayakwad (2/20) had some success, but Deepti missed the opportunity to become the first Indian women’s player to take ten wickets in a match.
The left-arm spinner’s first wicket of the match came from Sophie Ecclestone (10), who attempted a sweep but failed to connect, and Lauren Bell (8), who was caught at a silly point by Jemimah Rodrigues.
All three of India’s debutantes, Shubha Satheesh, Rodrigues, and Renuka, had success, making it a great outing for them as well. However, Shubha’s fractured finger prevented him from participating in the game on the second and third days, which was a setback.
